Type-bar-bearing support for type-writing machines.



0. O. KAVLB. TYPE BA BEARING SUPPORT FOR TYPE WRITI APPLIOATION FILED JULY 1,055,756.

NG MACHINES. 29,1907.

Pateiited Mar. 11, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 29,1907.

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ZfiZrzesSes-r OSCAR C. KAVLE, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB. TOJHARVEY A. MOYER, OF

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. I

TYPE-BAB-BEABING SUPPORT FOR. TYPE-WRITING MACHINES.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, OSCAR G. KAVLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Type-Bar-Bearing Supports for Type-Writing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invent-ion relates to segments and hangers for supporting the ty e-bars in visible writing type-writing maciiines in which the type-bars are pivoted on separate hangers mounted on a segment or curved support below the platen.

The objects of the invention are to construct and connect the segment to the frame -of the machine in a way to increase the strength and rigidity of both the frame and the segment, and so that the segment can remain in place on the frame when the top plate is removed, or can remain in place on the top plate and be removed from the frame therewith as most convenient for making repairs and adjustments in typebar bearings or other parts of the machine; also to provide a segment of inexpensive construction which will enable thin hangers.

to be arranged in close relation thereon and will stifien the hangers or hold their bearing ends from lateral deflection; and also to form the hangers so that they will afford adequate lateral support for the type-bars but will not interfere with parts by which the type-bars are actuated.

In the accompanying drawings, consisting of two sheets: Figure 1 is a transverse sectional elevation of a portion of a typewriting machine provided with a type-bar segment and hangers embodying the invention, a portion only of the hangers and typebars being shown in place on the segment. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the segment and portions of the frame, the top plate of the frame being removed. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1, in line 83 in said figure; Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional elevation of the segment and one hanger, the section being taken through one of the hanger slots of the segment. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of a segment of modified construction with a type-bar and hanger. in place thereon. Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation of the segment shown in Fig.5, and one hanger, the section being Specification of Letters-Patent.

Applicationfiled July 29, 1907. Serial No. 386,058.

' Patented Man. 11, 1913.

taken through one of the hanger slots of the segment.

Like letters of reference refer tolike parts in the several figures.

A represents portions of the sides of the main frame of a typewriting machine, a the top plate thereof which is screwed or otherwise secured on the frame, B the platen, C the segment or curved support for the typebars, D the type-bars, and E the hangers which are secured on the segment and to which the type-bars are pivoted.

The segment is arrangedin upright position below the horizontal plane of the platen, as usual in front-strike machines, and the hangers are secured thereon so that the typebars pivoted thereto will swing in radial planes passing through the printing point at the front side of the platen. The hangers can be arranged on the segment to stand upright substantially radially with regard to the printing point, as shown in Figs. 1-4, or they can be arranged horizontally on one of the curved sides of the segment, for instance, on the top thereof, and project to one side of the segment, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6'.

The segment, shown 'in-Figs. 14:, is provided at its opposite ends with laterally proect-ing securing bracketsv or portions which bear against the sides of the main frame and are secured thereto by screws f. Each securing bracket preferably has front and rear lugs f in which the screws engage, two screws f beingemployed at each end of the segment. The segment is also provided at its end portionswith flat faced partsf which bear against the underside of the top plate and are secured thereto by screwsf, see Fig. 1. Thus the segment is firmly secured both at its extremities to the sides and between its extremities to the top plate of the main frame and serves to rigidly connectthese parts together and stiffen the frame, and, on the other hand, the segment itself is held very rigidly .in place and pre-. vented from twisting or shifting with, regard to the frame.

. By the described construction of the segment the securing screws can be placed a considerable distance apart and thus insure the proper position of the segment in case of a slight error in the location of the screws in either part. Another advantage of the described construction is that the segment also has at its prmutleo u'lnrh suitable plate ear The en ere and he 1 light anl l same g it is prefer-ahly formerhwith ooncentric inner anti outer rihs on i s l'il'l" L'lQPI'Qf- The segment inner edge a finflange 7 throu The hr l ext ,1 (l forwardly iroin which 21' sicle and with eoi'mentrio SE which the han is of the h their shanl. or 5 segment, port-.

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entls or the t lo-y se'zurel v bracingtheheariz ends of rangers an?! pr venting any l al (left/thin or niove rnent thereof. This enables thinner ha? rs to used than could othernse he (hr ployed, ant thus the hangers can he arranged in v close relation at the center 5; per segment so that a large nun]- s can be mounted on a s ely short rachus.

3 The hanger into the segn'aeiit flush with depression a so that the flat again the e width type-ha are I prete'ahly pn etetl any suitable manner on one hangers, and, as nefo *e ted, radial planes passing t point of the platen, an both the type-liars t-h made from fiat parallel-Si Without bending or tar ends of we either the type-IQ the hangers and t L a are not truly raclial to hut are parallel with radial planes in Whiel" so that the planes in wt located (lo no" 1 l tr merit of the use or the segment were made longer to WiCl 1 o provi of ti tore, the

Whiel the hen ippearan to one sitle thereof. Preferably opposite sides of the center extending from the two 91's in Fig. 1, and the type-bars n the inner sides of the next to the center of the result would. oe secured Either of these are a s mnnetrical appea ance and hearings and insures of the hars'at opposite sides of but all of the type-bars could "i' desired, on the san e side of 7 in n'n'ich ease the planes of all 'ers would pass through the at th same sitle of the printing each or these arrangei'nents all s *nd all of the type-bars are the outer ends of the must have clnlerent inelr z ype-iars are actuated by levers 7i by links it to the type-bars. ion or one lever and one hnk are shown ln ortler that the required numay be assembled on 21 segnniuin size, anfl in order to avoid he longbars Wluch would he necer intervals between the bars, at the central part of the seghe arranged very close together.

rle the necess' ry space for the enrls ie links attached tn the type-bars therehea mg ends of the hangers are xtoncl forward y from the seg ment so that the inks an swing under these nearing ends. The upper edges of these onsetor extending ends of the hangers are l lth U 1)"- o; t i 0 same iacius as 1L eai of the type-liars to give a symco and afford the desired gth or support for the type-bars, er etlges of the bearing ends of are cut away or made of smaller thefr upper ed s as shown ancl G and by broken lines in Figs.

, to allow the links to he pivoted to e-hars close to their pivots and swing .it interfering with the hangers.

tne construction shown in Figs. 5 and i the hangers E" are arranged in on the upper or inner curved side of segment C, the segment is provided atnt etl t e with. an upwardly 0r inwardly slotted flange z, the portions of We "1' the hangers extend upwardly into close proximity tothe en ls at the type-bars and brace the .15; otthehangers so as to prewith said hangers m ers in one-half ofvent lateral deflection thereof in the same manner as the flange g of the segment in the preferred construction. This segment, like the other, consists of a relatively thin casting with strengthening ribs at opposite sides at or near its front and rear edges.

I claim as my invention:

1. Inla typewriting machine, the combination of a series of type-bars arranged to swing upwardly and rearwardly in planes radial to a common point, a series of supporting hangers to which the type bars are pivoted, the hanger for each type bar being arranged at one side of-the type-bar in a plane parallel with the radial plane in which said type bar swings, and a segment having slots located in planes coincident which said hangers are secured, substantially as set forth.

2, In a typewriting machine, the combination of a series of type-bars arranged to swing-in planes radial to-a common point and each having a Hat side, a series of hangers each having a flatside to which the type bars are pivoted, and a supporting segment on which said hangers are secured,

each hanger being arranged at one side of the type bar with its flat side parallel with theradial plane in which the type bar piv oted thereto swings, substantially as set forth.

3. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a series of type-bars arranged to swing in planes radial to a common point and having bearing ends with fiat parallel sides, a series of flat hangers having parallel sides toone sideof which the type-bars are pivotally connected, and a supporting segment on which the hangers are secured in planes parallel with the radial planes in which the type-bars swing, substantially as set forth.

at. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a series of type-bars arranged to swing upwardly and rearwardly in planes radial to a common point. a series of hangers arranged in planes parallelwith out to one side of the planes in which the type-bars swing and pivotally connected to the bars on one side only, and a supporting segment having slots in which the hangers are secured, the type-bars at one side of the "segment being arranged on the opposite side of the hangers from those at the other side of the segment, substantially as set forth.

In a typewri'ting machine, the combination of a series of type-bars arranged to swing iii-planes radial to a common point, e series of straight hangers arranged in s parallel with but to one side of the in which the type-bars swing and IV connected to the typebars, a supporting segment having slots in which the hangers are secured, the slots for the hangthe segment being arbars are pivoted and 'ter, and a hanger ranged at one. side of the planes in which the type-bars swing, .and the slots in the other half of the segment being arranged on the opposite side of the planes in which the type-bars swing, substantially as set forth.

6. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a series of type-bars, a segment; and hangers having body parts secured to said segment and bearing ends to which the type-- which project outwardly from the segment, said segment having a slotted edge flange projecting outwardly therefrom beyond the body parts of the hangers and engaging the projecting bearing ends of the hangers close to the ing endsv from lateral deflection, substantially as set forth. I

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a segment, a series of type-bar hangers having body parts secured to the segment and bearing ends projecting outwardly from one side of said segment, a series of type-bars pivoted to the projecting bearing ends of said hangers, and operating links for said type-bars pivoted thereto, said segment having a slotted edge flange which projects outwardly therefrom beyond the body parts of the hangers and engages the projecting bearing ends of the hangers close to the pivot ends of the type-bars and above the pivot joints connecting the type-bars with said operating links, substantially as set forth.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a series of type-baisarranged to swing upwardly and rearwardly, an upright typebar pivots to hold said projecting bearsegment, and hangers having body parts secured to said segment and bearing ends to which the type-bars are pivot-ed projecting forwardly from the segment, said segment having a slotted flange which projects forwardly from its inner edge beyond the body parts of the hangers and engages the projecting bearing ends of the hangers close to the type-bar pivots to hold the projecting bearing ends of the hangers from lateral deflection, substantially as set forth.

9. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a type-bar having an enlarged bearing end, an operating part pivotally connected to the bearing end of the bar at a point normally below and in rear of its cenhaving an enlarged hearing end pivotally connected to the bar on one side only, the lower edge of the bearing end of the hanger being cut away toclear the pivot end of the operating part, substantially as set forth.

10. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a series of type-bars arranged to swing upwardly and rearwardly, an upright segment supporting the type-bars, a main frame connected to the on s of the segment, and a top plate also connected to the segmerit, whereby the segment acts to connectthe main frame to the top plate,substantially as set forth.

11. in a typewritiiig machine, a series of type-bars arranged to swing upwardly and. reai'wnrdly, an upri litsegment supporting the type-bars, a main frameconneeted to both ends of the segment, and a top plate connected to the segment independently of the main frame, whereby the segment may be detached from the main frame and re moved with the top plate, or the top plate may be detached from the segment leaving the segment in position on the main frame, substantially as set forth.

12. In a typewriting machine, e series of type-bars. arranged to swing upwardly and rem-Wardly, an upright segment supporting the type-bars and having a securing part with front and rear projections at each end, and two screws connecting each securing part to the acent side of the frame of the machine. substantially as set forth.

Witness my hand, this 24th day of July,

OSCAR C. KAVLE.

liitnesses GEGRGE F. RAN'soM, FRANK E. REID. 

